sharpend   11 #385 Posted April 15, 2014 Good man.I always do at least one lap warm up generally its two just to get the blood flowing  Yes and it always staggers me how little warm up people do.  Been to RV (and any park run I suppose) pouring with rain and people stood about talking or doing tricep stretches and touching their toes. Maybe they have never realised that they aren't included in the race  People stood on the start line shivering and I am usually on the verge of sweating... Pretty hard to go from shivering to redlining it...  Horses for courses I suppose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jemson   10 #386 Posted April 15, 2014 Yes and it always staggers me how little warm up people do. Been to RV (and any park run I suppose) pouring with rain and people stood about talking or doing tricep stretches and touching their toes. Maybe they have never realised that they aren't included in the race  People stood on the start line shivering and I am usually on the verge of sweating... Pretty hard to go from shivering to redlining it...  Horses for courses I suppose  No, it just depends. For some folk, parkrun will be their only or longest run of the week so warming up is a waste of energy.  Personally, sometimes I run there (which is 2 miles mostly uphill) and so I`m a bit tired already. When I did Hallam, I spent ages warming up including some drills but also I have been known to roll up a bit groggy and stagger around. At end of the day, it`s not a race. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
sharpend   11 #387 Posted April 15, 2014 No, it just depends. For some folk, parkrun will be their only or longest run of the week so warming up is a waste of energy.  Personally, sometimes I run there (which is 2 miles mostly uphill) and so I`m a bit tired already. When I did Hallam, I spent ages warming up including some drills but also I have been known to roll up a bit groggy and stagger around. At end of the day, it`s not a race.  All true - but I *was* replying to winemasters point.  Agree that different people use it for different things. I noticed a while back that NOTHING coming from Park run - txts/emails & verbage used by race directors etc mentions the word race. Must be something to do with the permissions for venues.  Personally I use it as a training race  ---------- Post added 15-04-2014 at 15:05 ----------  edit - different people use it for different things is part of the appeal.  At the moment, I am coaching a novice lady triathlete and just prescribed park run every week as a non negotiable thing to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Winemaster   10 #388 Posted April 15, 2014 For Parkrun to have permissions to use public parks it has to be officially a "run" not a "race" hence the first person over the finish line is called "First finisher". I'm now using the Parkrun as my main speed session every four weeks and trying to keep to a consistant sub 21:00 on the other three. This weekends effort came out of the blue with a totally unexpected PB 19:21 and was the first run in a long long time that I had no niggles to contend with Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
barnie41   29 #389 Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) Sheffield Park Run Attendances for Saturday 12th April 2014  58 - Concord 152 - Graves Park 115 - Hillsborough 45 - Castle 455 - Hallam  Total = 825  Rotherham Park Runs - Saturday 12th April 2014  40 - Rotherham No Rother Valley Run due to a 10k that morning  Total = 40  Apologies for the late update - hope the weather is good for the coming weekend! Edited April 17, 2014 by barnie41 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
PandaJuggler   10 #390 Posted April 16, 2014 4553 - Hallam  I was at Hallam and can confirm that there were 4553 people there  I took two steps forward at the start, got sandwiched between two people and couldn't move. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jemson   10 #391 Posted April 16, 2014 For Parkrun to have permissions to use public parks it has to be officially a "run" not a "race" hence the first person over the finish line is called "First finisher". I'm now using the Parkrun as my main speed session every four weeks and trying to keep to a consistant sub 21:00 on the other three. This weekends effort came out of the blue with a totally unexpected PB 19:21 and was the first run in a long long time that I had no niggles to contend with  Wow! Cracking time. I`m at 20.46, I think, so close enough to dream of a sub-20 but I know that it would need a fair bit more focussed training than I do at the mo. Not really bothered with speedwork since entering 2014 with a couple of niggles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
barnie41   29 #392 Posted April 17, 2014 I was at Hallam and can confirm that there were 4553 people there  I took two steps forward at the start, got sandwiched between two people and couldn't move.  Only just a record attendance then lol - thanks for that and suitably amended Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Winemaster   10 #393 Posted April 17, 2014 Wow! Cracking time. I`m at 20.46, I think, so close enough to dream of a sub-20 but I know that it would need a fair bit more focussed training than I do at the mo. Not really bothered with speedwork since entering 2014 with a couple of niggles.  Cheers Jemson, I've now gone sub 20 on 3 different parkruns Barnsley, Rother Valley and Rotherham (x3) and hopefully if things stay as they are and the timing's right with conditions a trip to RV on a Saturday morning may well produce a sub 19. I'd also point out I haven't done any specific training for the 5k's just regular easy runs / tempo session and a long run each week so stick at it at it will happen. Good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Waldo   96 #394 Posted April 19, 2014 Over half (only just) the field getting PB's at Graves this morning, that's 69 PB's out of 137 finishers! (17 first timers though). I estimate they've shortened the course by about 15-20 seconds.  I missed out on a PB by 12 seconds. Ah well. Maybe next week. How did everyone else get on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
runningowl   10 #395 Posted April 19, 2014 sorry for only replying to this.  if parkrun was a race not a run:-  there could be no runners under 16yr old allowed to participate no pushchairs or dogs would be able to participate the insurance rate would mean parkrun would have to charge over 500 runners would mean the attendance of professional emergency services, ie. an ambulance  there are many other reasons but these are some of the main problems. us Event directors etc have to be careful in what we post concerning this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Winemaster   10 #396 Posted April 19, 2014 Over half (only just) the field getting PB's at Graves this morning, that's 69 PB's out of 137 finishers! (17 first timers though). I estimate they've shortened the course by about 15-20 seconds. I missed out on a PB by 12 seconds. Ah well. Maybe next week. How did everyone else get on?  Unlucky Waldo, mebbe next week I had a steady one today 21:47 as I jogged it both there and back for a nice 20 miler, 5 miles further than I had previously ran Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...